7–22410.
This story tells how the goodness of a sweet maid reformed the prodigal son of a brokenhearted minister. It contains reproof for the unthinking people of the world who lift their voices in popular condemnation of every son among them who feeds on husks, people who not only do not offer a more Christian diet but who scoff at those who have the courage to offer it.
Broughton, Rhoda. Waif’s progress. $1.50. Macmillan.
Descriptive note in December, 1905.
“Is no more than a sketch, verging here and there on caricature. It is light, unpretending, avowedly skimming over the surface of things. It is amusing to an unusual degree.” Mary Moss.
| + | Atlan. 99: 117. Ja. ’07. 510w. |
Brown, Alice. County road. †$1.50. Houghton.
6–33588.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“None of the tales touch upon the darker aspects of life, all are optimistic in tone, and delicately humorous in treatment.”